The Daily Brief

Jul 4, 2024 The Daily Brief

A Fact-avoiding Mission to Syria

Europe’s Damascus Delusions; Quick Takes: Brazil; Dominican Republic; Cameroon; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Podcast: Sudan; Video: Ethiopia; Eritrea; EU; US; Climate; Support Our Work!

Syrian refugee trucks and cars prepare to leave Lebanon back to Syria, May 14, 2024.
Jul 3, 2024 The Daily Brief

Solomon’s Story

Ethiopian War Crimes in Amhara; Quick Takes: Vietnam; CAR; UAE; Readers’ Recommendations; New Podcast: Sudan; Video: Eritrea; EU; US; Climate; Russia; Support Our Work!

A sign that reads "Emergency Room" in a hospital
Jul 2, 2024 The Daily Brief

Why You Should Know about Eritrea

Unknown Eritrea; Quick Takes: Haiti/US; Cambodia; LGBTQ+ Rights; Readers’ Recommendations; Video: EU; US; Climate; Russia; China; Support Our Work!

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker, during the 55th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, February 28, 2024.
Jul 1, 2024 The Daily Brief

MEGA-Worried about Europe

Hungary in EU Driver’s Seat; Quick Takes: Israel/Palestine; Kenya; Uzbekistan; Readers’ Recommendations; Video: US; Climate Change; Russia; China; Darfur; Support Our Work!

Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, Belgium, February 3, 2020.
Jun 27, 2024 The Daily Brief

Of Felonies and Votes

The Right to Vote in the US; Quick Takes: Iran; Russia/Ukraine; Assange; Peru; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Video: Deadly Heat; Dagestan; China; Darfur.

People stand in line to vote
Jun 26, 2024 The Daily Brief

Heat vs Humanity

Life and Death in Extreme Temperatures; Quick Takes: US Border; Yemen; Russia; Readers’ Recommendations; Videos: Russia; China; US; Darfur; Israel.

Pilgrims use umbrellas to shade themselves from the sun as they arrive at the base of Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the annual hajj pilgrimage on June 15, 2024.
Jun 25, 2024 The Daily Brief

Dealing with Dagestan

Questions for Russia over Dagestan; Quick Takes: Darfur; Afghanistan; US-Saudi Relations; Readers’ Recommendations; Video: China; Florida; Uganda; Israel; Darfur.

The aftermath of an armed militant attack in Makhachkala, Dagestan, in southern Russia, on June 23, 2024.
Jun 24, 2024 The Daily Brief

Xinjiang’s Red Flags

China Erasing Uyghur Culture; Quick Takes: United States; Vietnam; Kazakhstan; Readers’ Recommendations; Video: Ukraine; Florida; Darfur; Georgia; Israel.

A signboard reads "Welcome to Hotan Unity New Village" in Hotan, Xinjiang, September 21, 2018.
Jun 20, 2024 The Daily Brief

A Lesson in Repression

Russification under Occupation; Quick Takes: Sudan; China; Refugee Day; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Video: Florida; Darfur; Georgia; Afghanistan; Haiti; Israel; Support Our Work!

Copies of textbooks arranged on a table
Jun 19, 2024 The Daily Brief

Florida Fosters Fear

Educational Censorship in the US; Quick Takes: Thailand; Transnational Repression; The Future; Readers’ Recommendations; New Podcast Episode: The Sacrifice Zone; Quote of the Day: Sudan’s Crisis; Video: US/ICC; Darfur; Georgia; Ukraine; Afghanistan; Support Our Work!

A group of high school students hold signs in front of a school building